Privacy policy  

Weymouth Endodontics Dental Clinic 

  1/02/2025 update

Thank you for choosing to use our services.

This privacy policy refers to the personal data you shared with the practice. Weymouth Endodontics Dental Clinic has policies in place to protect your personal data.

Upon registering at the practice, you will be asked to provide your name and surname, date of birth, address, telephone number both landline and mobile, email address, occupation, medical history details and name and address of your GP. You can choose not to disclose information but in some circumstances the lack of certain details may hinder the quality of services we provide to you up to the point of making it unsafe for you in which case you may be denied access to the services provided.

The practice does not store bank card details or bank account details.

Weymouth Endodontics Dental Clinic has legal medical reasons to store your data. The data will be stored for a minimum of 11 years after your last appointment. The data stored is your personal data and details of all your appointments you had which form the clinical data. Additionally, we store details about the amounts paid for your treatment and dates and time for all your appointments (including cancelled and rescheduled), telephone conversations, SMS and letters sent or received. Also, radiographs and clinical pictures are stored when applicable.

The data is stored on paper and as a digital record in a safe database administered by a third party holding a data protection contract with Weymouth Endodontics Dental Clinic.

The data is shared with third parties such as dental laboratories, software providers and plan administrators (DPAS) all of which have a data protection agreement with Weymouth Endodontics Dental Clinic and are GDPR compliant.

Your data is not subject to automated profiling and is not used for marketing purposes unless special consent is obtained.

We are processing your data only to remind you of future appointments, due examinations and bad debts. You can ask us not to remind you if you wish to do so.

Your rights regarding your data are:

• To ask us to delete your data. It applies only if you have registered but have never been seen by the dentist. If you have at least one consultation, then by law we are obliged to store your data
• To ask us to stop processing your data. As detailed above, we will stop reminding you, and stop any communication with you
• Right to access your data. You can ask to have a copy of your record, and you will be provided with it in a maximum of 30 days subject to administrative fees
• You have portability right, meaning you can ask us to transfer your data to a different dentist. This is subject to administrative fees and digital systems compatibility.

Any request regarding your legal rights or if you would like a copy of this policy, please speak to a member of the staff.